Chemistry - Hydrogen
Practise 10 NEET previous year questions on Hydrogen, compiled from papers spanning 2010 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty NEET tests.
Hydrogen has been asked in 8 of the 39 years of NEET papers analysed (1988–2026), with 10 questions in all. 80% of them were easy, 20% moderate and 0% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 1 question across 13 papers, about 0.1 per paper.
The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen (4 questions, 40%), Hydrides (3 questions, 30%), and Chemical properties of heavy water (2 questions, 20%) have been asked the most. Over the last five years the most frequent topics have been Hydrides (2), Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen (2), and Chemical properties of heavy water (1).
- 1Methane reacts with steam at K in the presence of nickel catalyst to form :2026 (Cancelled)Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
- 2Which of the following statements are NOT correct? A. Hydrogen is used to reduce heavy metal oxides to metals. B. Heavy water is used to stu2023 (All India)Chemical properties of heavy water
- 3Match List-I with List-II. \( {array}{|c|l|c|l|} & { List - I } & & { List - II } \\ & { (Hydride) } & & { (Type of hydride) } \\ (A) & {NaH2023 (Manipur)Hydrides
- 4Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Hydrides) List - II (Nature) (a) MgH 2 (i) Electron precise (b) GeH 4 (ii) Electron deficient (c) B2022 (Phase 1)Hydrides
- 5The element used for welding metals with high melting points is :2022 (Phase 2)Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
- 6Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, emits which of the following particles?2021Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
- 7The method used to remove the temporary hardness of water is:2019 (All India)Preparation and Properties of Water
- 8Which of the following statements about hydrogen is incorrect?2016 (Phase 1)Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen
- 9In which of the following arrangements the given sequence is not strictly according to the property indicated against it?2012 (Mains)Hydrides
- 10Some statements about heavy water are given below (A) Heavy water is used as moderator in nuclear reactors. (B) Heavy water is more associat2010 (Mains)Chemical properties of heavy water
Frequently Asked Questions
1.How many questions are available for Hydrogen?
This chapter includes 10 questions compiled from NEET papers spanning 2010 to 2026.
2.Are these questions only from NEET, or from other exams too?
These are NEET questions specifically for the Hydrogen chapter. Questions from other exams like AIIMS or JIPMER are organised separately under their respective exam sections.
3.Is Hydrogen an important chapter for NEET Chemistry?
Hydrogen has appeared in 8 of the 25 years of NEET papers covered here, with 10 questions across 10 papers - about one per paper it appears in.
4.What is the difficulty level of Hydrogen questions in NEET?
Of the 10 questions analysed for this chapter, 80% are easy, 20% moderate and 0% tough. 2023 had the most, with 2 questions.
5.Which topics in Hydrogen should I focus on?
These topics have carried the most weightage in Hydrogen:
- Preparation and Properties of Hydrogen - 4 questions (40%)
- Hydrides - 3 questions (30%)
- Chemical properties of heavy water - 2 questions (20%)
6.Is Hydrogen's weightage in NEET going up or down?
Across all 10 papers analysed, Hydrogen has averaged about 1.0 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.1 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.